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now back to "hardball." >>> here's a big story. president obama's approval numbers may be holding nationally, but a few battlegroundground polls may cause concern. michael feldman and jean feehery are here with me. i guess we can all argue, let's look at the numbers and see what they actually mean. obama won the state of michigan, by the way, the last time around. a 57 to 40, but according to the latest mra poll right now, he would lose a general matchup with romney, 42-46. john feehery, this is amazing. i(tiink it does show that the residue of support for romney in the state in which he's best known, of course, his father was governor, his mother ran for some high office. what are your thoughts about this? >> well, chris, i think he's lost the reagan democrats that swung with him the last time. he's in big trouble with white ethnics, and that shows itself in michigan, ohio, a lot of the rustbelt states. his message over the last several weeks has been we need to raise the debt limit and raise taxes in order to do it. they don't wa
now back to "hardball." >>> here's a big story. president obama's approval numbers may be holding nationally, but a few battlegroundground polls may cause concern. michael feldman and jean feehery are here with me. i guess we can all argue, let's look at the numbers and see what they actually mean. obama won the state of michigan, by the way, the last time around. a 57 to 40, but according to the latest mra poll right now, he would lose a general matchup with romney, 42-46....
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if you want government to spend 22% of the economy, cough up the 22% in taxes to pay for it or stop talking and get out of the way. if the democrats want government to be larger, say so themselves, if the republicans want government to be down 14% of the economy, let them say so and tell us what programs they want to kill. i love politics because it's about big ideas, big reasons, about the kind of country you
if you want government to spend 22% of the economy, cough up the 22% in taxes to pay for it or stop talking and get out of the way. if the democrats want government to be larger, say so themselves, if the republicans want government to be down 14% of the economy, let them say so and tell us what programs they want to kill. i love politics because it's about big ideas, big reasons, about the kind of country you
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if you want government to spend 22% of the economy, cough up the 22% in taxes to pay for it or stop talking and get out of the way of the if the democrats want government to be larger, say so themselves, if the republicans want government to be down 14% of the economy, let them say so and tell us what programs they want to kill. i love politics because it's about big ideas, big reasons, about the kind of country uryou want to live in, not about debt ceilings, this isn't the returnç counter. it's a beautiful country and a beautiful summer. we ought to get outside and debate the big picture, what
if you want government to spend 22% of the economy, cough up the 22% in taxes to pay for it or stop talking and get out of the way of the if the democrats want government to be larger, say so themselves, if the republicans want government to be down 14% of the economy, let them say so and tell us what programs they want to kill. i love politics because it's about big ideas, big reasons, about the kind of country uryou want to live in, not about debt ceilings, this isn't the returnç counter....
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jenna: senator shaheen thanks forejoining us today. nice to have you back on the show. >> thank you. jon: we have some brand new and very interesting polls what americans think of this debt stalemate we've been watching for weeks now in washington and how they think the president is handling the debt crisis. scott rasmussen joins just ahead. otein. ensure! nutrition in charge! jon: brand new polls out now on the debt showdown in washington that is rad he willing america's financial security. take a look at a new "rasmussen poll" showing nearly 60% of the americans say they are closely watching the debt debate as it unfolds. according to the same poll americans are holding out hope the debt ceiling will be raised before the government begins defaulting on its debt. 33% say it is very likely our political leaders will come to some agreement. 37% say somewhat likely. scott rasmussen, president of rasmussen reports.com. interesting, when you ask people, the phrasing of these things is very important. so i was surprised though that 60% of t
jenna: senator shaheen thanks forejoining us today. nice to have you back on the show. >> thank you. jon: we have some brand new and very interesting polls what americans think of this debt stalemate we've been watching for weeks now in washington and how they think the president is handling the debt crisis. scott rasmussen joins just ahead. otein. ensure! nutrition in charge! jon: brand new polls out now on the debt showdown in washington that is rad he willing america's financial...
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we can't get the big things going. the overarching issues and serving the discrimination issues are one of the things we deal with. if it's okay with you, i would like to take this opportunity to ask my colleague, leonard boswell, to take my seat. i would like to get out of town before the faa shuts down. [laughter] so thank you very, very much for the opportunity. [applause] >> not often you have the luxury of having a reserve congressman. [inaudible] >> congressman connolly haven't heard from you so if you'd like to her housemates be i know time is short. i just want to salute all of you for having this and the thought process. we are certainly in a crisis, and you all know that. and history is going to be written. what's it going to say? i was somewhat relieved, even as for mr. summers to leave town. i wonder what would have to do to get mr. geithner to leave. i'm glad to see them go back and do what he does well. he's a good professor. i would like to see the other gentleman go do what he does well. we are in a cri
we can't get the big things going. the overarching issues and serving the discrimination issues are one of the things we deal with. if it's okay with you, i would like to take this opportunity to ask my colleague, leonard boswell, to take my seat. i would like to get out of town before the faa shuts down. [laughter] so thank you very, very much for the opportunity. [applause] >> not often you have the luxury of having a reserve congressman. [inaudible] >> congressman connolly...
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guest: the president said he wanted deal by july 22. i would putut my money
guest: the president said he wanted deal by july 22. i would putut my money
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shaheen: thank you, madam president. i came to the floor this afternoon because the united states government is now less than a week away from defaulting on its obligations for the first time in our history. as we've heard from economists and business leaders across the country, a default could result in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and in higher interest rates for every american, and yet, we are still debating whether or not we should avoid default. it is a very dangerous game, and we are risking permanent harm to the american economy. i want to just examine one consequence of default for a minute. all three credit rating agencies -- s&p 500, moody's and fitch -- have said that a default would automatically result in a lower credit rating for the u.s. government. and i think we all understand the principle of credit rating. it's like the credit scores on record for most of us in our personal lives. the better we have been about paying our debts in the past, the better our credit score. when we go to buy a house or
shaheen: thank you, madam president. i came to the floor this afternoon because the united states government is now less than a week away from defaulting on its obligations for the first time in our history. as we've heard from economists and business leaders across the country, a default could result in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and in higher interest rates for every american, and yet, we are still debating whether or not we should avoid default. it is a very dangerous game, and we...
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it was untimely, taking 22 months to complete. in addition, there were unresolved issues about the waiver document. did the document who signed -- did the official who signed the waiver know that the document would have been alleged contained false and misleading information? and was he questioned about his truthfulness? if so, the report should have been recommended that he be held accountable. to summarize, mr. president, there are two main problems with these four reports on savings and collections, and the fourth one i'm not going to go into now to save time, and i'll put that in the record. none was timely, number one. number two, reported savings were unverified and elusive. first, these four reports took an average of 19 months to complete. two took a total of 45 months or almost four years to finish, and that does not include the 4-6 months it takes to get an audit rolling. as i have said on other occasions, the power of top-quality audit work is greatly weakened by stale information. second, these four reports supposedly
it was untimely, taking 22 months to complete. in addition, there were unresolved issues about the waiver document. did the document who signed -- did the official who signed the waiver know that the document would have been alleged contained false and misleading information? and was he questioned about his truthfulness? if so, the report should have been recommended that he be held accountable. to summarize, mr. president, there are two main problems with these four reports on savings and...
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shaheen: mr. president, i i'm -- i appreciated hearing my colleagues talking about the seriousness of the situation that we're in because i think there is one thing that every single member of this body agrees on and that is that we have to address the long-term debt and deficits of the country. and like many members of this chamber, i've repeatedly called for a bipartisan package that includes reforms to everything that's deficit related. so that means cuts in spending, domestic, discretionary and nondiscretionary, that means defense, and it means mandatory programs, but it also means increased revenue. and i have supported attaching deficit-reduction measures to the vote on the debt limit and i believe that reducing the deficit is critical to strengthening the long-term health of our economy. but i also, mr. president, that evereveryone -- and that means everyone -- has to come to the table to find a compromise solution that will get this done. i think democrats know this. that's why time and ti
shaheen: mr. president, i i'm -- i appreciated hearing my colleagues talking about the seriousness of the situation that we're in because i think there is one thing that every single member of this body agrees on and that is that we have to address the long-term debt and deficits of the country. and like many members of this chamber, i've repeatedly called for a bipartisan package that includes reforms to everything that's deficit related. so that means cuts in spending, domestic, discretionary...